Labuan gears up for Covid vaccination
Published on: Sunday, January 24, 2021
By: Bernama
LABUAN: The Labuan Health Department is gearing up for the Covid-19 vaccination exercise in the duty-free island, expected to commence late February, with the ultra-cool freezers to store the vaccines due to arrive here within the next two weeks.Its Director Dr Ismuni Bohari (pic) said a Covid-19 Immunisation Operations Room, with hotline numbers, had been established to cater for the anticipated demand.
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“We are preparing for the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines, following the Federal Government’s approval, with a number of preparations being sorted out before commencing the vaccination exercise end of next month,” he said.
He said this at the federal territory’s Covid-19 Vaccine Exercise and Common Assessment Centre Briefing to the media and stakeholders which was held virtually, here, Saturday.
He said his department’s procurement unit had placed orders for ultra-low temperature freezers (ULTF) and top loading refrigerators (TLD) to store two types of vaccines, namely mRNA and Viral vector vaccines.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Labuan has recorded 1,980 cases as of Saturday and 110 active cases are currently being handled at the Labuan Hospital.
